Mixed close ahead of Iowa caucuses tonight

The markets recovered earlier losses to close mixed with the Dow slipping 17 points to 16,449 as Iowans prepared to caucus tonight. Nasdaq rose 6 points to 4,620.


On the upside


Moneygram International (Nasdaq: MGI) extended their money transfer and bill pay service agreement with Walmart (NYSE: WMT) for three years.


Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) set 2016 treatment and refining charges with Pan Pacific Copper.


Intrexon (NYSE: XON) subsidiary Oxitec can produce genetically modified male mosquitoes that can potentially stop the spread of the Zika virus by making their offspring die young.


On the downside


Shares of Ultra Petroleum (NYSE: UPL) fell as crude oil prices retreated.


Zacks Equity Research recommended selling California Resources (NYSE: CRC).


A drop in Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) stock price weighed down shares of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), which will be acquired by Nokia.


In the broad market, declining issues barely edged out advancers by a slim margin on both the NYSE and on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 eased a fraction to 1,939. Bitcoin lost $3 to $373.

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